Why coloring pasta ?
We are lovers of fresh pasta, but we like to change it up a bit, make the dishes more varied? Let’s color the pasta.
It’s easy but if we want to obtain fresh pasta colored in a refined and pleasing way, we must follow some precautions during preparation.
Color with wet ingredients
If we use wet ingredients such as vegetables, we reduce the quantity of other liquids in the dough (eggs, water, oil)
Color with spices
If we use spices, limit ourselves to one teaspoon per 100 g.=3.5 oz. so as not to alter the typical flavor of the pasta
Using vegetables as dyes, it is a good idea to boil them beforehand, let them cool, squeeze them and blend them finely so as to minimize the excess water which could compromise the tightness of the mixture.
Remember to let the colored dough rest for at least 30 minutes before rolling it out, so as to give the flour time to absorb the added ingredients well.
We can colour also Gluten Free flour, in the same way.
All the colors of the rainbow
To obtain a naturally colored fresh pasta we must pay attention to how we treat the ingredients used as pigments but there is a large variety of opportunities.
1. Fresh green pasta we can use spinach or chard.
2. Fresh yellow pasta we can use saffron or yellow peppers
3. Fresh orange pasta we can use pumpkin, carrots and turmeric,
4. Fresh red pasta we can use tomato concentrate.
5. Fresh brown pasta we can use cocoa powder, instant coffee.
6.Fresh black pasta we can use liquid or powdered squid ink
7.Fresh purple pasta we can use cooked beetroot, red cabbage, purple potatoes
8. Fresh pink pasta we can use cooked beetroot in smaller quantities than needed for viola or beetroot powder
Which is your favourite color for pasta ?Try your ravioli, tagliatelle, pici or bowtie in your favourite colour.
Bellissima. Qui vendono pasta colorata con carote, broccolo, rapa rossa…
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Thanks for the tips! I will definitely try that … once the moving is over 😉
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Che bellezza e tanta allegria🎉
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Let me know when you’ll try. Finger crossed🤞
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I love to make my own pasta, and especially your rose ravioli are tempting. But, maybe I try something simpler first 😉
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Wonderful! I’m hungry for ALL colors of pasta now.
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